Shuanghuan Auto (officially Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Co., Ltd.) (双环汽车) was a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, founded by Zhao Zhigang. It was established in April 1988 and acquired the state-owned automobile manufacturer Red Star in 2002.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Zhao Zhigang |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Headquarters | , China |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Subsidiaries | Red Star Auto Manufacturing Company |
| Website | http://www.hbshauto.com/ |
| Shuanghuan Auto | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 石家莊雙環汽車公司 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 石家庄双环汽车公司 | ||
| Literal meaning | Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Co., Ltd. | ||
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On 29 February 2016, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shut down Shuanghuan and 12 other automobile manufacturers that did not meet mandatory production evaluations for two consecutive years.[1]
The logo suspects to heavily copy the SsangYong badge (1992-2000).
Products
edit- Shuanghuan Laifu/Shuanghuan Laiwang (来福/来旺) (HBJ6460) (1998–2003)
- Shuanghuan Laibao (来宝) (1988–1998)/Shuanghuan Rabo S-RV (1999–2010)
- Shuanghuan Jiaolian (1998–2002)
- Shuanghuan SCEO/CEO (2004–2011)
- Shuanghuan Noble/Bubble (2004–2016)
- Shuanghuan SHZJ213 (1994–1997)
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Shuanghuan Laiwang (HBJ6460)
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Shuanghuan Laibao S-RV (Rabo S-RV)
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Shuanghuan CEO
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Red Noble S6
Shuanghuan and Wheego Electric Cars had a partnership for the production of electric cars. Jointly produced vehicles included:
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Wheego Whip
Criticism
editShuanghuan was criticized and threatened with legal action for copying the Smart Fortwo and the BMW X5, along with the Honda CR-V.[2][3] In Germany legal action was taken by BMW which resulted in a ban on sales of the Shuanghuan SCEO.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Li, Fusheng (2016-03-07). "New govt sweep clears industry of 'zombies'". China Daily. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "China - Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". The Motor Report. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Autoblog Sitemap". Autoblog. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "SCEO German sales plan slapped down by Judge".
- ^ "IPR disputes fuelled by auto makers". China Daily. September 6, 2004. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
